This insightful book examines the inherent fragility of modern
liberal constitutionalism and shows how it is in the nature of
every constitutional community, including the European Union, to
try to protract its own duration as much as possible. The book
considers the strengths, weaknesses, tensions, and contradictions
of European constitutionalism using the lens of constitutional
time. The author’s claim is that duration should not be sought
just for its own sake: an internal link between constitutionalism
and democracy should be ensured. He suggests two options to achieve
this objective. The first centres on decision-making at the
subnational or local level and by intermediate bodies, including
cities and regions as well as political parties and private bodies.
The second focuses on the promotion of socio-economic rights and
welfare standards. Through these debates a theory of 'communal
constitutionalism' is proposed – placing emphasis on the role of
future generations. Combining temporal and reflexive dimensions it
addresses the questions of how to be 'secure' and what it means for
the EU polity to be 'secure'. This expertly crafted book will be
essential reading for students and scholars of constitutional and
administrative law, European law, and legal theory. It will also be
of interest to political scientists looking at European
constitutionalism and sociologists interested in the development of
law beyond the State.
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